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The ancient mariners : seafarers and sea fighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times

Tells the story of ancient accomplishments on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire, explaining how seafaring people perfected trading vessels from mere rowboats into huge freighters that could carry over a thousand tons, how they transformed warships from simple oared transports into complex rowing machines holding hundreds of marines and even heavy artillery, and how their maritime commerce progressed from short cautious voyages to a network that reached from Spain to India.Read more...

Down to the sea in ships --
International trade begins --
Excavating under water --
War on the sea --
Raiders and traders --
The dawn of Maritime Exploration --
Westward Ho! --
The wooden walls --
The merchants of Athens --
Beyond the pillars of Hercules --
The age of Titans --
Landlubbers to sea lords --
East meets West --
New light on ancient ships and shipping --
The pirates of Cilicia --
Rome rules the waves --
All routes lead to Rome --
An end and a beginning.

Abstract:

Includes the story of all that the ancients accomplished on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire. This title explains how they perfected trading vessels from mere rowboats into huge freighters that could carry over a thousand tons and how they transformed warships from simple oared transports into complex rowing machines.Read more...

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Publisher Synopsis

"It is astonishing how much new evidence on ancient seafaring has emerged since the first edition of this book was published... Lionel Casson sets out this new material, and much more."--The Classical OutlookRead more...